Bagnaia says “anything can happen at Barcelona” despite slim title hopes

World champion clings to hopes of a Martin mistake at 'tricky' new venue for MotoGP title decider

Francesco Bagnaia believes the switch of venue from Valencia to Barcelona offers him an extra glimmer of hope in his unlikely bid to overhaul Jorge Martin in the points race at the last round. Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia closed the gap to Martin to 24 points with a win in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix, keeping the Italian's hopes alive in the championship battle. But Martin will be a strong favourite with such an advantage.

” Jorge Martin, Pramac Racing, Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Bagnaia pointed to his own accident there at the Catalan Grand Prix in June, when he fell at Turn 5 on the final lap. “I crashed there in the sprint race when I had a one-second lead, even though I was trying to avoid any mistakes. “It will be tricky; the conditions will be tougher compared to because it will be cold. And two corners there are quite tricky, Turn 2 and Turn 5.

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